The Rear Gunner
5/10
| Release Date | 1943-04-10 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 26 minutes |
| Genres | Drama, War |
| Stars | Burgess Meredith, Ronald Reagan, Tom Neal, Dane Clark, Jonathan Hale |
| Directors | Ray Enright, Edwin Gilbert, Gordon Hollingshead, Louis Hesse, Ted D. McCord |
| Release Date | 1943-04-10 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 26 minutes |
| Genres | Drama, War |
| Stars | Burgess Meredith, Ronald Reagan, Tom Neal, Dane Clark, Jonathan Hale |
| Directors | Ray Enright, Edwin Gilbert, Gordon Hollingshead, Louis Hesse, Ted D. McCord |
Documentary-style drama on training of aerial rear gunners in World War II. Private PeeWee Williams, a Kansas farm boy, transforms his home-grown shooting skills into those necessary to an aerial gunner in the tail turret of an American bomber. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.
